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TABLE VI. 



RULES. 



CUBIC MEASURE FOR THE FARMER. 



231 cubic inches make one liquid gallon. 



2,150.4 cubic inches make one bushel. 



The standard bushel of the United States is cylindrical, 

 8 in. deep and ISJ^.in. diameter. 



1J4 cubic feet are allowed for one bushel of shelled corn 

 or grain. Multiply the cubic feet hi a bin by % to get the 

 number of bushels. 



2J4 cubic feet are allowed for one bushel of corn on the 

 cob. 2 measured bushels of cob corn equals one of shelled. 



A crate 10 x 11 x 20 inches inside is used for a bushel of 

 onions, potatoes, or other vegetables. 



A ton of hay on a wagon rack measures about 512 cubic 

 feet. 



A ton of newly stored hay, settled two weeks, measures 

 1^2 feet cube, or about 422 cu. ft. 



A ton of hay in stack, settled 30 to 60 days, is about 

 7 feet cube, or 343 to 380 cu. ft. 



After hay has settled several months it measures 270 

 cubic feet to the ton. 



MEASURING LAND. 



One acre of land measures 160 square rods, or 4,840 

 square yards, or 43,560 square feet. 



When the length of a field is known in rods, the width 

 to take to make one acre is found when the given length is 

 divided into 160. For example, if a corn field is 40 rods long, 

 an acre of it will be four rods wide (160 -5- 40 =4). 



